he is joining us from washington, d.c. tonight. larry, thanks for joining me inside the war room again. >> my pleasure. >> the hostess board is our point of entry for this conversation. it is made up entirely of business executives. if you look at companies for example in european countries like france and norway, you see many more females and more workers on company boards. larry, you otherwise all over the world. what do they do differently and how does that impact labor disputes? >> so it's all about public policy. since post world war ii in europe, part of the focus has been on number one sectoral bargaining. it is a disadvantage to any company bargain thatting, because they bargain in the sector. a voice on the job at all levels including elected worker representatives, up through middle management on the boards of these companies. the difference is night and day. we look at german-based companies in germany with many employees on the board many of whom happen to be union members. the vice chairman of the board of supervisors